Living in the Spirit means that I trust the Holy Spirit to do in me what I cannot do myself . it is not a case of trying, but of trusting;not a case of struggling, but of resting in Him
The cross has been given to procure salvation for us the Spirit has been given to produce salvation in us
We think of the Christian life as a "changed life" but it is not,what God offers is an "exchanged life" a substituted life and Christ is our substitute within.
Many believers have a wrong understanding of sanctification . it is commonly conceived that every item of our lives should be Holy, but that is not holiness, rather it is the fruit of holiness. Holiness is Christ
I cannot please God, but there is no" I cannot "in Christ
If we let go of our own Will and wholly trust him , we will not fall into the ground and break; rather we will fall into the law of the spirit of life(Rom8:2). For God has not only given us life, but he has also given us a law of life.
Watchman Nee(Normal Christian Life)
